Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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spring formal MAY 17,1957 T THE TERMINATION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, as is the Pickering Custom, the Annual Spring Formail 'highllilgihteld ltfhe Yearis social evenfts. fI1t brouglrt to a climax, a week's preparations by the decorating committee and Al Jewell, whose artlistlic ability greialtly enhanced the French effect. The decoratlions Swe-re superb implications of an evening in Paris, complete with tour eiyffel and Varc cle tfriomplac. Wiith lthe music rliyitihfmicalllly provided lby John Beard l21I1'd this Orehesltra, a surprising amount of dancing was done Ccontrary to the P.C. traditionj. Amid the strains of the old standards such as Harlem Nooturnen and Dancing in the Dark , two spot dances were won .by Laurie Sewell a.nd his date, and Terry Doubt and his date. Following that George Leask's dfalte was chosen as HQueen of the Ball . During the intermission between halves, light and heavy refreshments were served in the dining lounge. After this pleasant break, the now refreshed couples filtered back to the ball room to trip again the light fantastic. As the dance progressed, the inevitable bunny hop took place, which be- came very soothing to the more fatigued couples resting in chairs-at least to the stronger sex. Dancing, etc., continued until the departing hour arrived. Then amid the rumblings of the new and old vehicles parked in both front and back, We de- parted much to the author's sorrow, from the most successful dance of the year. - PETE ADAIVISON may J,

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the 0.L. C. dance N SATURDAY THE 13TH OF OCTOBER, a certain wellddressed and select group left our dining room at about 6:45, a little earlier than usual. This had notlhfing to do with the meal, These were the privileged, and more-or-less afdven- turous characters who were to attend a dance at Ontario's Ladies College in Whitby. It all started when Mr. Beer received a. letter from Dr. Usborne, the Head- master of O.L.C., inviting thirty or forty boys to a. dance on the above date. A list was posted and the required numlber was recruited. We left P.C., at eight o'clock, with cha pei-ons Mcliay, Peers and Cox. Spirits were htitgtli, and tthe singing wth-ich went on during tthe trip was htighltighted by Doug Reed's rendition of The Ringy Dang Do. Apart from this, and a five- minute tour of the VVhitby stockyards, the trip was uneventful and we arrived at O.L'.C., in the best of moods.. Dr. Osborne was at the door to Welcome us, along with two girls who pinned slips of paper on our backs bearing the names of comic characters The idea was thatt We were to find the 'girls having the name which went latlong with ours, for example, Mutt. and Jeff. We then proceeded to the student common room where dancing was to be- gin. There we milled around trying to find our partners. When this was com- pleted the music began, the couples shuffled out on to the floor and the dance got under Way amid shouts of Bingof' The first two dances were with our partners, and the nen was a Paul Jones, followed by a few snowballs. Five and a fhtaltf dances latter it was announced that fthe new Ctliafpel was open for inspection and many left the fioor to have a look-see around the school- Hill to the History classroom, Peers to the lab, the author well, need we say more. Itis really quite a building. I'm sure that all those who attended the dance will agree. Att atboutt ten-tthirty, food Was served, and wc all had an enjoyable break. Half an hour later the music began again, and a few couples returned to the dance floor. tTito remained behind to play checkers, but mos-t made a re-tour of the school. J. Twelve o'-clock rolled around, as it always must, much to the dismay of many, and final farewells were paid. The adventurers, having enjoyed themselves and we trust, having been enjoyed, clambered slowly into the bus singing Good- night, Ladies , and we rode away back to PC. - PETE NEWBERX' Tiren ty-nine